Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


5

Purge of 'Crazy Libs' by Bush Civil Rights Boss Broke Law

'Commies' pushed out for 'real Americans'

Share

(Newser) – A Bush appointee who headed the Justice Department's civil rights division blatantly violated federal anti-bias laws in his hiring policies and then lied about it to Congress, according to government authorities. An internal report quotes emails from Bradley Schlozman, who ran the department from 2003 to 2006, in which he vows to replace the "commies" and "mold spores" in his section with "right-thinking Americans," reports the Los Angeles Times.

"My tentative plans are to gerrymander all of those crazy libs right out of the section," Schlozman wrote in a 2003 email. Federal law prohibits hiring based on political affiliations, but the report found that 63 out of 65 attorneys hired under Schlozman had Republican or conservative credentials. The report also concludes that Schlozman gave false testimony to Congress on his hiring policies. The US Attorney's Office in Washington decided not to prosecute Schlozman.

Bradley Schlozman, who ran the civil rights division of the Justice Department from 2003-2006, testifies on Capitol Hill in 2007.
Bradley Schlozman, who ran the civil rights division of the Justice Department from 2003-2006, testifies on Capitol Hill in 2007.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Bradley Schlozmanswears to tell the truth before the Senate Judiciary committee in 2007.
Bradley Schlozmanswears to tell the truth before the Senate Judiciary committee in 2007.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Bradley Schlozman arrives on Capitol Hill in the summer of 2007 to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Bradley Schlozman arrives on Capitol Hill in the summer of 2007 to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

He called us 'mold spores.' That kind of us epitomizes his view. He was probably the most miserable person I ever worked for. - Joseph D. Rich, former chief of the Justice Department's Voting Rights section, speaking of Bradley Schlozman

I too get to work with mold spores, but here in Civil Rights, we call them Voting Section attorneys. - Email from former Civil Rights division chief Bradley Schlozman

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.20.09
The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun
11.19.09
Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention
5 comments
VIEWING:
 
John
Jan 14, 09 8:13 AM CST
His ass should be prosecuted. If you don't use him as an example, you are saying it is OK to hire according to political affiliation. I don't want either party hiring by political affiliation!! Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
Caps
Jan 14, 09 3:46 PM CST
Corona the monkey hater has diarrhea of the mouth again. It must get a pretty bad taste in his mouth with all this hate. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
charliedoodle
Jan 14, 09 6:09 PM CST
What a sad, little man. Didn't CLinton get impeached for lying to Congress? Guess its ok to lie if you are Republican. Ok, got it now. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
PaleRider
Jan 15, 09 12:31 PM CST
Don't forget the "Travel Office" staff that was purged because Hillery didn't like a few of them. Some of which had worked for the White House for over 20 years. OH, but thats ok. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
Doctor_Zaius
Jan 15, 09 4:35 PM CST
There will be prosecutions. Enjoy. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

52 Stories

VALERIE PLAME LEAK

 Cheney: Wilson 
 Mission Was CIA 
 'Amateur Hour' 



New docs show former veep thought ill of Plame husband's Nigeria trip

Oct 31, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney's memory may have been a little iffy about the Valerie Plame leak, but Politico reports that the former veep left no room for doubt about his opinion of her husband's trip to Niger to investigate an Iraqi purchase of plutonium. "It was amateur hour out at the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • Dick Cheney • CIA • Department of Justice • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Joseph Wilson • CIA leak investigation • Central Intelligence Agency

Cheney on Plame Leak:
I Can't Recall

VP comes up blank on specifics in newly released interview

Oct 30, 09 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of effort by the Bush and Obama administrations to keep documents related to the CIA leak case secret, redacted portions of the special prosecutor’s 2004 interview with Dick Cheney released today show plenty of nothing. The then-VP apparently suffered acute memory loss: Cheney told Patrick Fitzgerald he... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • Dick Cheney • CIA • Department of Justice • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Joseph Wilson • CIA leak investigation • Lewis Scooter Libby • Obama administration • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics • Central Intelligence Agency

Bush Cabinet Member in Criminal Inquiry

Interior secretary gave Shell big contracts, then took job with firm

Sep 17, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether Gale Norton illegally used her power as secretary of the Interior to obtain three oil contracts for Royal Dutch Shell—which only months later hired her as a legal counsel. The 2006 decision to award Shell leases on oil-rich federal... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • Department of Justice • Cabinet • Shell • Royal Dutch Shell • secretary of the Interior • Gale Norton

52 Stories


Report slams ex-Justice official
New York Times

Report finds political, racial bias at Justice
Washington Post

Report's release delayed 6 months
Talking Points Memo


US  •  Politics 
TwitterFollow @NewserUS on Twitter

 
Bush administration • Department of Justice • civil rights • bias • political appointee • Bradley Schlozman

from our news partners